On the ball for men’s health

Movember 2015 will kick off early this year thanks to Mitre and The Football League.

On Saturday 31st October Football League clubs, including the Dons, will use a special ‘Mo’ branded Delta Hyperseam Fluo ball in the 36 matches that take place that day.

Last year, Movember raised over £50,000 through the Football League community and expects many clubs to once again take up the challenge of growing a mo or committing to MOVE to raise awareness and funds for men’s health.

Even though the Movember Foundation will always be all about the moustache, there is now more than one way to champion men’s health next month.

MOVE is a new initiative encouraging Mo Bros and Mo Sistas to get physically active and make a commitment to improve their health while raising funds. The challenge is to MOVE every day of Movember – 30 MOVEs in 30 days. How you MOVE each day is up to you. Whether it’s a workout one day, walking 30 minutes to work the next, a game of ping pong or an epic bike ride, no MOVE is too big or small.

As Mo Bros unite and clean shave on the 1st of the month, they become walking, talking billboards helping to generate awareness and raise vital funds as they wear Movember’s hairy ribbon, the moustache for 30 days.

The good news is that moving on a regular basis can reduce your risk of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer by up to 50% and lower your risk of early death by up to 30%. It’s also one of the best ways to stay mentally healthy and one of the best treatments for mild to moderate depression.

Sarah Coghlan, UK country director for Movember, said: “This Movember, we want Mo Bros and Mo Sistas to think about mind, body and mo by challenging each other to grow or MOVE for 30 days. Being active is one of the best things you can do for your health, so the addition of MOVE makes it even easier to do something fun that’s good for you and men’s health. Just sign up at Movember.com.”

The Movember Foundation spans the globe across 21 countries. Since inception, a global army of over 5 million Mo Bros and Mo Sistas have grown or supported the growth of a moustache. To date more than £400 million has been raised globally and over 1000 men’s health projects have been funded.

Men and women sign up at Movember.com to grow, give or MOVE for the 30 days of Movember.